Silicon Valley stock wealth boom collides with tax bills, volatility and inequality backlash

SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley’s newest wealth boom is moving from startup paper gains into real portfolios, with advisers to tech employees fielding a rush of questions on how to sell, borrow against or hold shares after SpaceX’s blockbuster listing and ahead of possible AI-company IPOs.

18 June 2026

Apple Faces Possible Price Increases; Micron Gains on AI Memory Supply

Apple will hike prices on some products as memory and storage-chip costs jump, Chief Executive Tim Cook said to The Wall Street Journal. Cook called price rises “unavoidable,” Reuters reported. The move is the clearest sign yet that the AI infrastructure boom is now reaching consumer electronics.

18 June 2026

Apple·Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:MU·Technology

Bezos Called Washington Post His ‘Worst Investment,’ Book Alleges

Bezos told Trump in December 2024 that buying The Washington Post was his “worst investment,” according to upcoming book excerpts by New York Times reporters Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman. The story, picked up by the New York Post and Fox News, connects a private complaint from the billionaire to the bigger dispute about the Post’s direction.

18 June 2026

NASDAQ:AMZN·NYSE:NYT·Technology

Salesforce stock falls further as AI returns, Fin deal weigh on Wall Street

Salesforce Inc. shares slipped again Thursday, down 1.8% to $152.21 by midday in New York. Investors seemed to look past AI-driven revenue growth and focused on questions about whether artificial-intelligence agents could hit the core subscription model. The stock had hit a session low of $149.96.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:CRM·Stock Market·Technology

Hyperscale Data stock gains with traders looking at AI data-center plan, Bitcoin move

Hyperscale Data Inc. shares climbed Thursday, stretching a wild stretch as traders shrugged off a standard preferred-share dividend update and zeroed in on the company’s recent moves to pitch itself as an AI data-center stock holding Bitcoin.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cryptocurrency·Data Centers·NYSEA:GPUS·Stock Market·Technology

AI Names Drop, Oil Upends Inflation Bets, US Stocks Slip

Chips push Wall St higher, oil’s slide softens Fed hit

Chip stocks boosted Wall Street late Thursday morning, with U.S. indexes moving up as oil prices fell and some inflation worries cooled despite a firmer tone from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.36% at 11:23 a.m. ET, while the S&P 500 was up 0.91%. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.25%.

18 June 2026

EPA:BNPP·EPA:CAP·Federal Reserve·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:CTSH·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:MRVL·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:ACN·NYSE:GS·NYSE:IBM·Oil Prices·Stock Market·Technology·US Economy

Dow slips in New York after jobs data boosts rate-hike talk

Dow Gains as Chip Stocks Climb, Oil Drops; Fed Rate Concerns Linger

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained Thursday after oil prices fell and chip stocks jumped, but the blue-chip index lagged behind the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Investors remained cautious on the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone.

18 June 2026

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:MRVL·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market·Technology

FreeCast spikes on Starlink Business reseller deal as market hunts for new growth story

FreeCast Inc shares jumped almost 100% Thursday morning on Nasdaq after the streaming tech company announced it reached a reseller deal for Starlink Business services. The move brings satellite broadband into FreeCast’s content-distribution plans.

18 June 2026

Stock Market·Technology

HIVE Digital shares jump in premarket after $220 million Bell-Cohere AI contract

HIVE Digital Technologies shares moved higher in U.S. premarket action Thursday after its BUZZ HPC arm landed a three-year GPU cloud agreement with Bell Canada’s Bell AI Fabric and Cohere valued at about $220 million. The contract is a new step for the former bitcoin miner as it pivots into AI infrastructure.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:HIVE·Stock Market·Technology

Ondas draws attention with $125M Cyberhawk drone inspection deal

Ondas Inc. shares traded actively early Thursday. The drone and autonomous-systems company said it will acquire Cyberhawk Holdings Ltd. for roughly $125 million. The deal is meant to bring in infrastructure-inspection software, more utility customers, and steadier repeat revenue for Ondas’ defense and industrial holdings.

18 June 2026

Drones·NASDAQ:ONDS·Technology

Accenture Drops After Forecast Misses, Despite $4.18 Billion Cybersecurity Spend

Accenture shares dropped hard in premarket trade Thursday after the consulting and tech firm cut its full-year sales forecast. This overshadowed news of a $4.18 billion cybersecurity acquisition. The guidance cut comes as the stock faces investor worry over weaker IT budgets and what AI means for consulting jobs.

18 June 2026

Cybersecurity·NYSE:ACN·Stock Market·Technology

Meta shares slip as AI costs and executive changes weigh on sentiment

Meta Platforms shares were up in premarket trading Thursday, recovering some losses after a steep fall. Investors balanced new concerns about challenges in the Facebook parent’s AI revamp with a wider rally in U.S. tech futures.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:META·Stock Market·Technology

Nokia trades above Helsinki market on Lenovo pact and U.S. AI push

Nokia stock moved higher in afternoon trade Thursday after the company said it entered a multi-year patent deal with Lenovo. Shares gained 1.29% to €12.20 by 14:18 EEST. The OMXH25 in Helsinki dropped 0.90%.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·HKG:0992·NYSE:NOK·Stock Market·Technology

Intel shares move higher as Trump says Apple picking Intel for U.S. chips

Intel is up sharply in U.S. premarket hours Thursday after President Donald Trump said Apple will partner with the chipmaker to design and produce chips in the U.S. Trump’s comments could give a lift to Intel’s contract manufacturing push. Dow Jones said the stock added over 7%, trading at $129.84 before the bell, which would be a record close if it holds.

18 June 2026

Apple·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:INTC·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

US Futures Edge Up; Intel Moves, Fed Rate-Hike Caution Lingers

U.S. stock index futures were higher Thursday, with Intel and chip stocks lifting the tech sector. A decline in oil prices also eased some of the inflation worries that lingered after the Fed’s latest policy meeting.

18 June 2026

Federal Reserve·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:INTC·Stock Market·Technology

Nokia stock holds in Helsinki, U.S. ADR falls after AI infrastructure run

Nokia Oyj traded up in Helsinki on Wednesday, while its U.S. ADR slipped for another session. The split action kept investors testing the strength of the recent AI-infrastructure run for the company.

18 June 2026

NYSE:NOK·Stock Market·Technology

Delta won’t face US penalty after DOT CrowdStrike outage probe ends

The U.S. Transportation Department ended its probe into Delta Air Lines’ response to the July 2024 meltdown caused by the CrowdStrike software outage. The agency decided against fining Delta, which said the disruption affected 1.3 million customers and cost around $500 million.

18 June 2026

Airlines·Cybersecurity·NASDAQ:CRWD·NYSE:DAL·Technology

Arm spikes as Bernstein eyes $500 target on AI CPU demand

Arm Holdings’ U.S. shares surged Wednesday after Bernstein raised its price target on the British chip firm. The move added to a strong rally linked to AI data center CPU demand. Arm finished the session up 5.69% at $418.88, after touching $444.80 intraday.

17 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:ARM·Semiconductors·Technology

Coherent shares drop after $50 million CHIPS grant raises questions for AI optics

Coherent Corp shares dropped again Wednesday, after a 6.2% slide Tuesday, even with news of a $50 million U.S. manufacturing award for its Texas site. The stock traded at $378.85, off $3.79, or nearly 1%. TradingKey posted the prior day’s fall.

17 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:COHR·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Vertiv shares rise as AI data center names get bid ahead of US holiday

Vertiv Holdings Co jumped late Wednesday, bucking the weaker U.S. equity market. Investors piled into the data center company, which is seen as a top artificial intelligence infrastructure pick. Shares were at $321.49, up $21.89, or 7.3%. Vertiv earlier hit $329.43. Volume was slightly over 5.0 million shares.

17 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Data Centers·NYSE:VRT·Stock Market·Technology